With an increased pressure to control IT costs, we are seeing more and more clients not only migrating from Documentum to Alfresco, but looking for other ways to reduce spending via Software as a Service (Saas) in the Cloud. While we have already discussed the cost savings of Alfresco as well as ways to leverage solutions, this post will present some innovative ideas TSG has been seeing from Documentum customers who have moved to Alfresco in the Cloud. Continue reading ‘Documentum to Alfresco Migration – SaaS and the Cloud’
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Documentum to Alfresco Migration – SaaS and the Cloud
Published February 26, 2013 Alfresco , Cloud Computing , Documentum 1 CommentPredictions for EMC Documentum in 2013
Published December 10, 2012 Alfresco , Cloud Computing , Document Control , Documentum 3 CommentsEMC made many significant announcements in 2012 (D2, xCP, D7) that has impacted their user base. Now that the dust has settled, we are making the following predictions as we look forward into 2013:
Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conclusion
Published September 21, 2012 Alfresco , Cloud Computing , Dreamforce , Salesforce , Web Content Management , Workflow 2 CommentsThe Salesforce.com Dreamforce convention is winding so we thought we would share our thoughts on what we observed and heard over the past week.
As always, the convention offered a lot of fanfare and excitement mixed with tons of useful knowledge from the over 800 sessions. For the most part we are convinced that the Social Enterprise is gaining a significant amount of traction, and more and more companies are looking for ways to move their legacy systems from on-premise to the cloud. Salesforce.com continues to invest significantly in developing their Platform and being the industry leader with Cloud systems.
Integrating Solutions in the Cloud with Alfresco
Published August 24, 2012 Alfresco , Cloud Computing Leave a CommentAs our clients move to a cloud-based architecture one of the most significant benefits in deploying Alfresco is the ability to leverage its APIs and integrate it with complementary products providing complete solutions. The range of APIs within Alfresco is significant: CMIS, REST, JavaScript, Java Foundation, and JSR-168 Portlets. There are also several ways to extend the repository including developing sub-systems and creating new modules. There are several out of the box integrations Alfresco provides as well such as Ephesoft, Drupal, and Liferay. Continue reading ‘Integrating Solutions in the Cloud with Alfresco’
Improving Solutions with Alfresco Cloud and Integrations
Published August 17, 2012 Alfresco , Cloud Computing , HPI Leave a CommentMoving documents and data fluidly within and between companies electronically has been a goal since people first started storing data in a computer. While, I’m sure every one of us believed we would one day rid ourselves of the multi-colored carbon copy forms I’m not so sure we foresaw the less than elegant ways systems have been cobbled together. The back-end architecture of several older or early-adopter systems is less than stellar. With advances from Alfresco cloud computing and synchronization we are moving closer to not only delivering the solutions the business needs but also eliminating the technical headaches of system integration. Continue reading ‘Improving Solutions with Alfresco Cloud and Integrations’
Documentum Mobile Approval – Screencam and Demo Published
Published June 28, 2012 Active Wizard , Alfresco , Cloud Computing , Documentum , HPI , Mobile , OpenMigrate 4 CommentsTags: android, ipad, iphone
As we discussed in a previous post on mobile and third party approval, TSG is currently in the development process for our mobile approval interface for the Active Wizard. One of the early deliverables of the effort is a standalone demonstration of inbox/approve/reject functionality working on a variety of mobile platforms. A screencam of the overall soloution is located in our Learning Zone. This post will provide a written background on the solution as well as a link for you to try the application yourself.
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EMC World 2012 – May 22nd – Jeetu Patel and Rohit Ghai Keynote – A Roadmap for Transforming Your World
Published May 22, 2012 Cloud Computing , D2 , Document Control , Documentum , xCP 5 CommentsThe Technical Keynote is on Tuesday this year. Rohit is VP Products, Jeetu is CSO and CMO. This post will present our notes and thoughts on the presentation. The presentation was very consistent presentation with Rick’s Keynote yesterday.
EMC World 2012 – Breakfast Discussion – The Partner and Solution Dilemma
Published May 22, 2012 Cloud Computing , Documentum , ECM Landscape 2 CommentsWith Rick Devenuti’s keynote focused on solutions, I had an interesting conversation over breakfast with some IIG consultants that was worth a post. Skipping the VMWare Keynote so I had some time to think it through.
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Documentum Client Briefing – June 7th – University of Chicago Gleacher Center in Chicago
Published April 30, 2012 Cloud Computing , D2 , Documentum , Mobile , Webtop , xCP Leave a CommentTSG will be holding our 5th annual client briefing on June 7th, at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center from 9 am to 5 pm. The briefing focuses on TSG facilitation of specific Documentum topics allowing interaction between clients to discuss experience, lessons learned and best practices. Last year’s briefing included:
- Introductions – sharing “What I would like to learn today”
- EMC World Recap and thoughts on Roadmap/Product Offerings
- ECM Industry Overview – John Newton – Co-founder Documentum, Founder Alfresco
- Lunch (Wolfgang Puck Catered) and networking
- Client Benchmarking Survey Results – Included Support, Upgrades and Other Plans • SharePoint Discussions
- Records Retention
- Innovative Projects
- TSG Product Roadmap
This year’s attendees will be polled in Mid-May to finalize this year’s agenda. We are pleased to announce that James Watson PhD from Doculabs will be providing a keynote presentation on their thoughts in regards to Documentum and EMC. Based on initial client feedback, other topics could include:
- Mobile Strategy and TSG Offerings
- Cloud Thoughts and Strategy
- D2/XCP/Webtop/HPI Review and Discussions
- Record Management Strategy
- SharePoint Integrations/Trends
While the briefing is mostly limited to TSG clients, we do invite selective companies that we feel can add to the discussion. If you are interested in attending the briefing, please contact us at inquiry@tsgrp.com.
Alfresco / TSG and United Cerebral Palsy Featured on Local News in Chicago
Published March 19, 2012 Alfresco , Amazon EC2 , Liferay , TSG 1 CommentTags: Alfresco, Liferay, UCP
In January, TSG and United Cerebral Palsy of Chicago (UCP) was featured on ABC Channel 7 in Chicago, looking at how TSG has worked with UCP to donate our expertise to create applications such as myInfinitec and InfiniTEXT. Both solutions were built leveraging the Alfresco platform and are hosted on the Amazon cloud.
TSG has been working pro-bono with UCP for a number of years has been a great way to utilize our content management expertise to directly provide value to UCP’s clients, comprised of over 20,000 educators across the country.
Visit our website or click here to view the video, Alfresco DevCon 2011 presentation, and to download the overall case study. Reference our previous posts on our work with UCP as well.
